Each faltering step, each fall of mine,
Makes you burst out into laughter:
Because I am the clown in the pack
Because the motley is my birthmark.
Each swing of leotards on trapezes
Sighs in comic relief in the tail of my coat:
Because the show must go on
Because the Master is watching it.
Watching it is His way
Of creating and preserving;
Watching it is your way
Of playing for a while
The game within the game;
On a spiralling ladder
Of intertwining Venn diagrams;
With no place determinate
For the clown in motley:
Because the show must go on
Note: I wrote this poem almost two decades ago. Both the show and the clown have changed quite a bit, and they go on entertaining those concerned in their own ways.
Very sensitive & profound!
ReplyDeleteThe thought behind the poem will always stand valid. A clown must exist for the show to go on.
ReplyDeletebeautiful and poignant.....
ReplyDeletenostalgic...
ReplyDeleteThe show must go on.. and we are the clowns..and still I want to know why?? Very nice poem, Sir.
ReplyDeleteVery meaningful. We are all clowns of somebody or the other.
ReplyDeleteProfound indeed...
ReplyDeletebeautiful blog....
ReplyDeleteHow tiring and monochromatic life could get after few years! Unless we don't put life into what we do.
ReplyDeleteBut,
Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.
-James Russell Lowell
What do you say?
Amazingly beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteJust for an information,please listen to 'The Show Must Go On' by Pink Floyd from their most famous album,'The Wall'.I am sure you'll find a similar psychedelic touch.
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ReplyDeleteI find no trace of yours on social media. Even you haven't updated your blog since a long while. I am worried. Are you alright?
ReplyDeleteHi Tomichan,
ReplyDeleteGood to meet you on your page.
What pleasant surprise to meet yet writer from my native land.
Good to read this, Well written piece!
Yes the show must go on!!
Keep going
Keep writing
Best regards
Have a wonderful weekend
~ Phiip Ariel